i \ \ THE COLLEGE’ NEWS é Mr. King Lectures At Folger Library Shakespeare’s. ~Art Disclosed In Symphonic Blank Verse of His Drama EXTRACTS ARE RECITED Mr. Samvel Arthur King, known to Bryn Mawr College for his work on past Big May Days and for his lectures in English ‘Diction, was honored recently by the invitation to give two lecture recitals in the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. Mr. King was invited early last October by the trustees of the library to speak on some subject connected with Shakesheare. As for the past two years prominent names in the aca- demic and dramatic world had been suggested by the Trustees, but not se- lected, Mr. King was extremely grati- fied ‘at being chosen to be the first outside lecturer to speak in the audi- torium of the Library, and complied with their request by his lecture on Shakespeare, The. Artist in Sound. The Folger Shakespeare Library was opened on April 28, 1932, the an- niversary of the birth of Shakespeare, when Mr. King was one of the two hundred and fifty specially invited guests for the dedication of the Build- ing. Mr. King said,:in an interview to the News: “When I was in Greece, my attention was drawn to an article by the eminent professor, George F., Whicher, in which Mr. Folget’s wishes for the theatre were published: ‘That it be made a centre for the cultivation of the spoken language of Shakes- peare as a thing of beauty and may well contribute in no small degree to re- vive a sense of dramatic verse as a music. Anyone who has heard a performance of French classical drama in France will understand how much speaking audiences have yet to learn in this respect.’ The recollection of Professor Whicher’s article played a decided part in the selection of the ti- tle of my lecture:recitals, Shakespeare, The Artist in Sound. “My audiences were recruited from the lists prepared by Mr... and. Mrs. Henry Clay Folger, of the Shakespear- ean enthusiasts in America and filled the beautiful: Elizabethan theatre to capacity both evenings. The director told me that he knew that many dis- tinguished men from the legal, diplo- matic and official circles were present. “In the recital parts of my two eve- nings I gave extracts from Midsum- mer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, Henry V, Henry VIII, Othello, Macbeth, and Hamlet; and it was extremely inter- esting to talk to men afterwards who had known the great Edwin Booth and men that knew critically the text of my selections. “My old friend the late William Poel, once said, ‘We: used to talk and write a little less about Shakespeare and act him a little oftener.’” Mr. King commented on this state ‘of af- fairs. He said, ‘Shakespeare re- quires a special training. Just as a musician is trained in the technique of music, so actors, readers, and pro- ducers must be trained in the tech- nique of blank verse. Of course, some have defective ears and could never be trained to read blank verse. Such should not attempt to play -Shakes- peare. Others have never been taught but are capable of learning. With noble equivalent to operatic English: adequate training the latter possess the possibility of getting the musical beauty of good Shakespearean verse and at the same time producing the | full dramatic effects.” : g Social Science Awards Offered to Students The,Social Science Research Coun- cil announces its offers for 1935-36 of Research Training, Fellowships in Ec- onomies, History, Politics, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and -Statis- tics. The Council gives three series of awards, Pre-Doctoral Fellowships for Graduate Study, Pre-Doctoral Field Fellowships, and. Post-Doctoral Research Training Fellowships. For the two latter sorts of awards the applicant may obtain . information from the President’s Office. A brief statement of the objectives and minimum requirements for Pre- Doctoral Fellowships for Graduate Study follows. These fellowships are open to men and women, citizens of the United States or Canada, who have received the bachelor’s degree or will obtain it prior to July 1, 1935. They are not open to persons who will be over the age of 25 on July 1, 1935, or to persons who have been in residence as graduate students at any institu- tion for more than one semester or its equivalent before the same date. The awards are designed to aid ex- ceptionally so ee students to ob- tain research training beginning with the first year of graduate study. Al- though all candidates should indicate their preferences among. institutions for graduate study in the United States or Canada, final choice of the | place of work need not be made until after appointment. Since the fellow- Try Outs The Business Board of. the College News announces the be- ginning of its spring tryouts. Anyone interested in competing should come to the News office Thursday, March 7, at 6.00 FP. M. , no appointee may choose for his year the institutions from which he has re- ceived his- bachelor’s degree. The bases of selection will be full academic and personal records of the candidates, supporting letters from university instructors qualified to write of the . candidates’. research promise, and written examinations which will be offered through the Col- lege Entrance Examination Board in various centers throughout the United States during the third week in June, 1935. Qualified candidates will be required to take the College Entrance Board Examinations Cp3 in French and German. They will also ‘take other tests designed to give some indi- cation of their relative capacities and preparation for careers in social sci- ence. Fellows are required to devote their full time to their studies and to do no other work. The stipend is $1,000 plus tuition and an allowance for one round trip between the Fellow’s home and his place of study. It is antici- pated that the number ' of appoint- ments will be between 15 and 20. The closing date for the receipt of applications on blanks to be secured from the Fellowship Secretary (Don- ald Young, 230 Park Avenue, New York City) is March 15, 1935. Awards will be announced as early as possible in July. Each candidate must sub- mit a letter from the head of the de-|C., 16. Page Three major undergraduate study in support of his application before blanks will “be sent to him. Phild. C> C. Defeated in Basketball 61-24 On Saturday morning, Bryn Mawr defeated the Philadelphia Cricket Club, 61-24,,in one of the better games of the season. Although Philadelphia’ scored the first two points, Varsity took an early lead and maintained: it in spite of the fact that the guards were the stronger part of the Cricket Ctub team. Faeth and Larned showea the same excellencé-of passing and shooting as in last week’s game, without the usual letdown in the second half. The guards held up their end of the floor in their usual efficient manner, but the centers, although doing some nice passing between themselves, are still weak at times in getting’ the ball to the forwards, and at the present mo- ment seem to be ‘the only weak spot in a unit which works like clockwork. The game was enlivened by the quips and puffs of a rapidly tiring and breathless Cricket Club team, many of which were old hockey rivals, and with five of Varsity.also on the hockey team t’was a veritable reunion. ‘The line-up was as follows: PG, Bryn Mawr HOGS, iy hes bs Lye eee Faeth Morton, Gy 6c. ly fee as Larned MDRVITNE soc ic cece Oa Meirs Humphréy...:... FON rae terre te Hasse Strepeigh ...... ies * eer eer ae Kent Morton, De sisi @ ek Bridgman Substitutions — P. C. .C.: Disston for Humphrey. Goals — P. C, C.: Elliot, 8; Morton, Bryn Mawr: Faeth, 34; ships are intended to broaden training, | partment in which he has pursued his} Larned, 27.